forestalls Definition

prevent, preclude, foresee, counter, anticipate, forbid, foreclose, quells, protracts, averts, postpones, avoids, disrupts, prolongs, dampens, provokes, squelches, ensues, extinguishes, induces, counteracts, necessitates, diminishes, thwarts, impedes, restrains, precipitates, instigates, dims, deadens, creates, sedates, triggers, forebodes, delaying, impends, dulls, prevents, foreshadows, accelerates, intensifies, dismays, contemplates, suppresses, encumbers, imperils, complicates, deters, heightens, stimulates, spawns, quickens, lessens, emboldens, perturbs, scuttles, initiates, sabotages, begets, threatens, justifies, hinders, stifles, portends, abandons, slows, constricts, deprives, embroils, revives, precludes, banishes, nullifies, staving, halts, jeopardizes, rethinks, reduces, presages, defers, sidesteps, stymies, discourages, diverts, rends, appeases, orchestrates, engenders, curtails, sustains, emasculates, truncates, inhibits, alters, paralyzes, exposes, stirs, prompts, lowers, unsettles,